Chattanooga Area Girls' Prep Tennis Super Team

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Girls' Player of the Year

With a 12-4 record and a D-II AA state singles championship on her 2015 spring resume, Baylor sophomore Drew Hawkins is the Chattanoogan.com Prep Tennis Super Team Girls’ Player of the Year.

"Drew's work ethic and talent are off the charts. She is a dream player for a coach. She had the difficult role this year of stepping into the number one doubles and singles positions for the first time for us. She rose to the challenge. With her just being a sophomore surrounded by a young and talented team we are excited about the next few years of Baylor tennis.

 

-- Dustin Kane, Baylor girls’ tennis coach

Coaches of the Year

Dustin Kane (Baylor) .. led the Red Raiders to a fifth straight D-II AA state team title after losing four starting seniors from 2014, three of whom are playing college tennis.

Nancy Fox (Notre Dame) ... guided the Irish to the D-I A-AA state championship after a state runner-up finish in 2014

Singles (alphabetical order)

Drew Hawkins (So., Baylor)… Player of the Year … 12-4; D-II AA state singles champion

Jennie McBrayer (Sr., GPS) … 16-4; D-II AA state quarters

Doubles (alphabetical order by team)

Baylor - Lilly Mooney (Fr.)-Lauren Carelli (Fr.) … 16-2; D-II AA state runner-up; two freshmen were No.3 seeds from the region and advanced to the state finals.

Baylor - Ashton Jenne (So.)-Presley Thomas (Fr.) … 12-6; D-II AA East/Middle region champs; state semis.

Boyd-Buchanan - Katie DeLay (Sr.)-Makenna Thomas (Sr.) … 12-2; D-I A-AA region runner-up; state runner-up; first Boyd-Buchanan girls’ singles or doubles to make state finals since coach Tara Garner won state singles crowns in 2008-09.

GPS - Maddox Bandy (Fr.)-Jenna Thorstensen (Jr.) … 12-6; D-II AA state champions

Notre Dame - Sarah Joyce (Sr.)-Sarah Faith Ingell (So.) …17-3; D-I A-AA region champs; state semis: the two Sarah’s clinched the state team title with a three-set win at No.1 doubles

Soddy Daisy - Olivia Crawley (So.) -Chloe Mitchell (Sr.) … 20-3; D-I AAA region champs; state semis; led Trojans to a 17-2 team record and region and sectional titles as SD advanced to state tournament Final Four for the first time ever

Special Mention: Soddy Daisy first year coach Mike Parker led the Trojans to their first ever trip to the state final four.

 

contact B.B. Branton at william.branton@comcast.net